Survey: Worse economic situation for every second person
According to a survey, the economic situation has worsened for half of Thuringians over the past four years. 36 percent rated their situation as unchanged and 9 percent as better. This is the result of a representative survey conducted by the Insa Institute on behalf of the family business lobby group.
There was almost a tie on the question of whether Thuringia is a good place to raise a young family: In each case, 34 percent of the 1000 respondents said yes or rather good and 34 percent said no or rather bad. Thuringia is very good for starting a family, according to 7 percent. Eleven percent said that the Free State was very bad for this.
Thuringians were also open to the idea of setting up companies and start-ups. 73 percent of respondents would like to see larger companies relocate here, while 11 percent would not. 13 percent were undecided.
Colette Boos-John, state chairwoman of the family business association, described the worsening economic situation for one in two people as an alarming figure for Thuringia as a business location. In her opinion, the reason for this is not just the pandemic or the consequences of the war in Ukraine. She attested to the red-red-green state government's "inadequate economic policy".
In view of high energy costs and bleak economic prospects, everything must be done to make Thuringia "significantly more attractive", the building contractor demanded. Real initiatives, for example to reduce bureaucracy or close the skills gap, are not in evidence. A well-developed infrastructure, fast administration and sufficient skilled workers would ensure that companies settle here in the long term.
If 45 percent of people do not see Thuringia as an attractive place to live, "then we are threatened by a large exodus of young and motivated skilled workers and employees," said Boos-John. A discussion with entrepreneurs, citizens and politicians on Thuringia as a business location is planned for Monday evening in Walschleben near Erfurt.
The Family Business Association sees itself as a political lobby for more than 180,000 family businesses with more than eight million employees in Germany.
The economic situation negatively impacting half of the workers at The company could hinder their productivity. In response to the administration's inadequate economic policy, Boos-John proposed reducing bureaucracy and closing the skills gap to make Thuringia more appealing for businesses like The company.
Source: www.dpa.com
